Amtivo, a leading global provider of certification and assurance services, announced the appointment of Randy Daugharthy as President of Amtivo’s operations in the United States, effective immediately.
British Assessment Bureau, a leading UK-based certification body and part of Amtivo Group, announced plans to rebrand as Amtivo before the end of 2026.
With the ISO 14001 being scheduled for the next release, even the registrars are beginning to instruct auditors on what to start to look for immediately.
Information about the updates to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 is becoming more accessible. Unlike past practices where drafts were kept secret until the FDIS, details are now emerging. Here’s what we know about the new Management System Standards so far.
Configuration management refers to maintaining consistency in a product’s functionality, performance, and physical characteristics by managing its design, operational data, and requirements throughout its lifecycle.
The upcoming revision of ISO 10017: 2017 focuses on "Quality management — Guidelines for configuration management," aimed at maintaining consistency in a product’s functionality and characteristics throughout its lifecycle. The configuration management process includes five steps.
In the medical device sector, the focus will sharpen on cybersecurity, digital validation, and stronger post-market surveillance, as devices become more connected.
Sai Ranjith Ramakrishnan Kumar (Sai) is a medical device quality engineering expert, Six Sigma Green Belt Certified, and programs chair of ASQ Granite State Section. Quality talked with him about his contributions to advancing quality practices in industry and beyond, focusing on enhancing patient safety, ensuring regulatory compliance, and driving innovation in the profession.
This paper presents Method 5, which controls the Probability of False Acceptance using Specific Risk, and Method 6, the Managed Guard-Band Strategy by Michael Dobbert, using Global Risk. Choosing the right rule is essential for managing risk and improving measurement accuracy, with examples illustrating how these rules can reduce costs.
Auditors play a central role in certifying compliance with this standard. However, as environmental priorities evolve and technological tools advance, the competencies required of the EMS auditors are also undergoing significant transformation.
After three years and many meetings, ISO 10012: 2025 Measurement Management Systems has reached the status of Final Draft International Standard, also referred to as FDIS.
If the object is quality, ISO 9001 certification, and implementation of statistical tools to build quality products, how come the manufactured products have alarming rate of failures?
Create your Total Quality Management (TQM) System based on standards like MIL-Q-9858, tailored to your industry. Develop a quality manual with key instructions and a confidential process management document to ensure lasting reliability and effectiveness.